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PSDW: Yeah…so anyway…THIS IS OUR SECOND STORY IN OUR PERCY JACKSON FANFIC SERIES!
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WPBW4L: Now if any of you haven't read our first book in the series…SHAME ON YOU! Haha…I'm just kidding. But if you REALLY want to know what it's about before you get all confused when you start reading the second book…the first book is called "When Lightning Strikes" and it's by Pirate-Spy-Demigod-Wizard.
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FFS: YES! And now…DRUMROLL PLEASE! *Imaginary drumroll* WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT OUR SECOND BOOK… "Across the Waves!"
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FFS: Haha….NOW ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 1
Vanna's P.O.V
Alright, to be honest, the school year was pretty boring…well…almost anyway.
It was the day of my birthday and I had just turned 13. I had already suspected that Jaclyin, Jane, and Rebecca were throwing me a surprise birthday party, since I hadn't had one for a really long time.
They did everything to keep me from coming home early, and I mean everything. Right when I got out of school, Jaclyin texted me telling me I had to go to the library to finish our science project because she was busy with 'other stuff'. I started to get suspicious at that point, but I was also upset since it was my birthday and I had to spend an hour of it finishing an evolutionary timeline for science.
Anyway, I got to the library and started working on it. I was so relieved when I finished, which was about 3:30. I packed up my stuff and started heading home, when all of a sudden, I got a text from Jane telling me to pick up dog shampoo for her cockapoo (cocker spaniel and poodle mix) since she had just ran out. I thought that was really odd but I had now figured out they were planning something.
So I got to the pet store and got the dog shampoo for Jane. Then, and yes there's more, Rebecca texted me saying she had left her math textbook in Ms. Heasley's class and asked me if I could get it for her. I was really starting to get upset because I was almost home and had to walk the entire way back to school to get it. But I went along with it anyway.
So after I had walked back to school, got Becky's textbook back, and walked all the way home again, it was 4:45. I was a little upset but then excited to see what was behind my front door. I got up to the front step and took a deep breath. I opened the door and there it was. A big, fat, huge, giant nothing! I was a little confused at the moment but then guessed they were hiding and waiting to surprise me. I waited a few more seconds. Nothing. I finally realized they had forgotten about my birthday and slammed the front door behind me.
I went over to the kitchen where there was a note on my fridge that said, "Vanna, went to the store for some more milk. Be back soon. Happy birthday! –Love Dad."
I put down my backpack and grabbed the dog shampoo Jane had asked me to get and Becky's textbook. I then started walking. I finally got to Jane's house. I went to ring the doorbell but found that the door was unlocked. I slowly opened the door and said, "Hello?"
"Surprise!" everyone said.
I looked around and saw that Jaclyin had her long brown hair hanging down and that she had 'attempted' to make me a cake.
I laughed and said, "Thanks guys. I really thought you had forgotten this time."
"Aha! So we did fool you then?" Becky asked with her brown hair in a loose braid.
"Yes you did." I said with a smile.
Jane had a heart-shaped clip in her hair and was smiling at me. My dad said "Happy Birthday Vanna." Then walked over with the cake Jaclyin had made for me.
They all sang "Happy Birthday" and we went right into eating.
"Time for presents!" Becky shouted.
We went over into Jane's living room where my presents were. I got an owl necklace from Jane, a handmade bookmark from Rebecca, and a gift card for Itunes from Jaclyin. They weren't big gifts or anything but I was really excited to use them all and I was just happy at just the fact that they threw me a birthday party.
My dad then told me his gift was outside in Jane's backyard and that it was waiting for me. I then put down all my stuff and went to Jane's back door. I slowly opened the door anticipating what would be behind it. Then all of a sudden my smile dropped.
Right in Jane's backyard stood an ugly, horrifying, mean-looking fury that was in no mood for birthday cake.
It then flew towards me and I quickly unsheathed my sword which had been disguised as my watch and started dodging the fury's attacks. Jane, Jaclyin, Becky, and my dad came outside behind me and stood there in shock.
I finally cornered the fury when all of a sudden it lashed at me, making me lose my sword and it skittered a few feet away, then the tables turned.
I then dodged some more of the fury's attacks but now it had me cornered. I thought desperately about what to do next, but it was too late. The fury raised it's claws and closed my eyes waiting for the blow. Then, suddenly I heard a faint whistling sound and huge cry that came from the fury. I then opened my eyes and saw it had been struck by an arrow, Jaclyin's arrow to be exact.
She was still standing with her bow in hand as Jane quickly went towards the fury and stabbed it with her dagger. The fury finally turned into dust and we were safe.
"Thanks guys'" I said as Becky rushed over to helped me up.
"What was that about?" Jane asked.
"Do you think it had anything to do with the fact that today's your birthday?" Jaclyin said.
"I'm not so sure. But what I really want to know is how did it get into our world?" I said worriedly.
We all shivered at that statement then waved it off.
"So I'm guessing that wasn't the birthday present you had in mind for me was it?" I asked my dad with a smile.
"No. I got you a new bike." He said.
I looked over and saw it. I've always loved riding bikes ever since I was little. The bike was beautiful. It was painted baby blue and had all sorts of gears on it(if you know what I mean).
I hugged my dad and said thank you and we all went back inside to try and forget what had just happened.
Now it's a month later and school is finally out. I was hanging out with Jane, Jaclyin, and Rebecca at Jaclyin's house and we were going over what we wanted to do this summer.
"Well I definitely want to go to the beach." Becky said with her curly brown hair tucked into a braid.
"Like that's anything new." Jaclyin said. She was wearing a tank-top and shorts and had her long brown hair hanging down. "I think we should at least go to an amusement park this summer. It feels like forever since we've been to one."
"I know. I thought school would never be out." Jane said with her hair in a perfect pony tail.
I wasn't really paying attention to what they were saying. I was just staring at my golden compass that I had gotten from my friend, James, the summer before. I was wondering what everyone would be doing at Camp Half-Blood this summer and if anyone really remembered us or thought about what had happened to us when we suddenly 'disappeared' the last time we were there.
I then was brought back down to Earth when Becky said, "What do you think we should do Vanna?"
I stopped staring at my compass and looked up. "Huh? Oh…I don't maybe we could go see a movie or something?"
Jaclyin got a suspicious look on her face and said, "You were thinking about Camp Half-Blood again weren't you?"
"Well of course I was! Don't you guys miss it? I mean…it's been what, a year since we last saw everyone? I just…I just wish we could go back again…do you know what I mean?"
They all looked down when I said that.
"Of course we miss it…it's just…"
I cut Jane off by saying "It's just what?"
"Well…Chiron didn't really give us a definite answer on if we would be coming back or not."
"Yeah…and I really don't want to get my hopes up." Becky said.
I could tell we all desperately wanted to go back…but didn't know if we ever would or how we would get back.
"Hey how about we go get some snacks…I bet that'll cheer us up!" Jane said.
"I think that's an awesome idea." Becky said, managing a smile.
They all started heading out of Jaclyin's room…but I stayed behind.
"Hey are you coming?" Jaclyin said as she was leaving.
"No it's okay, I'm not really that hungry." I said trying to sound convincing.
Jaclyin got another suspicious look on her face and followed Jane and Becky.
After they left I plopped down on Jaclyin's bed, looking out of her window. Then, just out of the corner of my eye, I saw a book fall from Jaclyin's book case. "The Sea of Monsters."
It had to be a coincidence, right? I thought to myself. No…no it couldn't be.
I slowly walked over to where the book was and picked it up carefully.
"I wonder…what would it be like if we went back?" I said to myself.
I then slowly started opening the first page of the book when I heard laughing.
Jane, Jaclyin, and Becky came upstairs with Jane holding a big bowl of popcorn. Their expressions quickly fell when they saw what I was doing.
"Vanna…don't!" Jaclyin said. But it was too late.
Water started spurting out of the book like crazy. I then looked up at Jaclyin's window just as we were getting sucked into the book and saw him. Luke was staring at me from outside Jaclyin's window with an evil grin on his face and I knew that couldn't be good.
Then everything went black.
I finally woke up…but I was in a river, drowning, with Jane, Jaclyin, and Becky next to me. They woke up quickly after I did and we all swam to the top of the river.
We pulled ourselves out and we were all soaking wet, that is besides Becky, and were coughing up water.
I then looked up and saw a familiar face looking at me.
"Welcome back." James said with a smile.
